Intention vs. Intension

Intentionnoun

The goal or purpose behind a specific action or set of actions.

Intentionnoun

(obsolete) Tension; straining, stretching.

Intentionnoun

A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.

Intentionnoun

(obsolete) The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.

Intentionnoun

(obsolete) Any mental apprehension of an object.

Intentionnoun

(medicine) The process of the healing of a wound.

Intentionverb

Intend

Intentionnoun

A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.

Intentionnoun

A determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York.

Intentionnoun

The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.

Intentionnoun

The state of being strained. See Intension.

Intentionnoun

Any mental apprehension of an object.

Intentionnoun

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions;

Intentionnoun

(usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal;

Intentionnoun

an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out;

Intentionnoun

a thing intended; an aim or plan

Intentionnoun

the action or fact of intending

Intentionnoun

a person's plans, especially a man's, in respect to marriage

Intentionnoun

the healing process of a wound.

Intentionnoun

conceptions formed by directing the mind towards an object.

Intention

Intention is a mental state that represents a commitment to carrying out an action or actions in the future. Intention involves mental activities such as planning and forethought.

Intensionnoun

intensity or the act of becoming intense .

Intensionnoun

Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted with actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.

Intensionnoun

(dated) A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.

Intensionnoun

A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string.

Intensionnoun

Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency.

Intensionnoun

The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; - opposed to extension, extent, or sphere.

Intensionnoun

what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

Intensionnoun

the internal content of a concept.

Intensionnoun

resolution or determination.

Intension

In linguistics, logic, philosophy, and other fields, an intension is any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase, or another symbol. In the case of a word, the word's definition often implies an intension.